Do You Think DBD lives if the Anniversary chapter flops?

As per title. I feel like DBD's in a rocky state right now and there's a lot of pressure on BHVR to deliver a fantastic anniversary. If BHVR "flops" in any aspect - killer design,perks,license choice (if any?),do you feel like DBD might be on a road to continously-falling playing numbers?

Comments

  • ReikoMori
    ReikoMori Member Posts: 3,333

    Not really, the numbers aren't exactly plummeting as there is a decent turnover rate. Also despite the complaints about the previous chapters there actually isn't that much to support that it has truly harmed the game.

    I would hope that everyone tempers their expectations for the anniversary reveal as if you look at the history of them they've never been quite as amazing as folks tend to think they will be. It's still gonna be dbd and the more interesting thing has always been what changes are happening to the game rather than who's coming to the game.

  • Huge_Bush
    Huge_Bush Member Posts: 5,388

    Yes, player base will most certainly drop, but the bean counters at Behaviour will definitely give the okay to make sure the chapter after will be a good license like Aliens, Chucky or dare I say FNAF (I hope not) to lure people back.

  • Nazzzak
    Nazzzak Member Posts: 5,555

    It'll be fine

  • versacefeng
    versacefeng Member Posts: 1,176
    edited May 2023

    Depends on how garbage it is.

    If it's like the previous anniversary chapter where overall it was an ok chapter, the game will still be the same. However if its something like legion release where the killer is as unhealthy if not more unhealthy than old legion, than the game will most definitely start to go through some trouble regarding player count.

  • ohheyitsbobcat
    ohheyitsbobcat Member Posts: 1,741

    Yeah, DBD will be fine. It's got at least another year of flops before I'd start to get concerned and even then it'd still be fine as long as they support it.

    I don't think DBD will ever truly die until support stops. Some people have a lot a lot of hours in this game and sunk cost fallacy is very real.

  • impulse_90
    impulse_90 Member Posts: 64

    It'll live but the sad part is they do nothing to address core gameplay issues. Killers only camp and tunnel when vsing competent survivors because that's the most efficient way to win. Against decent survivor players the reality is killers don't stand a chance unless they camp/tunnel and play genuinely scummy. This sort of gamestyle isn't really fun for anyone and I'd like to see these devs actually make a change to how this game is played by looking at some of the fundamentals because not having changed any of it since day 1 and releasing heaps of killers and hundreds of perks has simply just made the game broken at mid to higher level gameplay, it's sad to see.

  • Ivanynakov
    Ivanynakov Member Posts: 235

    I am honestly looking forward to know what next chapter is BUT it would give me much more excitment if DBD announced new ranked mode/ clubs/ quest system rework/ unique ability for each survivor etc.

    I would actually vote for having one major update instead every second chapter. And with each of those update DBD could add 1-2 new general perks (for all characters).

  • Pulsar
    Pulsar Member Posts: 20,775

    I don't think they are comparable, but DBD took a hit when Elden Ring came out.

  • Pulsar
    Pulsar Member Posts: 20,775

    I think it'll lose players, but it'll probably still be alive and kicking even if the NEXT anniversary is a flop.

  • The_Krapper
    The_Krapper Member Posts: 3,259

    DBD will still be playable but it's already treading into the dead game territory and for all the people acting like it's not then explain to me why you have to go back 3 whole years to find a average player count lower than the current one? Granted this time of the year is always the worst for this game there's no denying that the anniversary chapter has to be a hit for this to continue to be a focus for this company, even if it does die you'll still be able to play it people get confused by what others are saying when they say "dying game" they aren't saying it won't be playable they're saying the player base is receding down and with all the licenses this game has it's probably running out of ones that it can afford or would be interested resulting in no more updates due to declining players and already having 7 years of content, there aren't millions of people playing this game and on steam right now the average is 29,000 players for the last 30 days which is a piss in the bucket compared to other games BHVR help with they do a lot bigger projects than DBD

  • I_CAME
    I_CAME Member Posts: 1,285
    edited May 2023

    It will continue to lose players if they put out another awful chapter. Saying it will die is ridiculous. This game has no actual competition so it'd be very hard for it to die out. Terrible games like modern World of Warcraft survived a decade past their prime due to having no competition. DBD will be fine.

  • StibbityStabbity
    StibbityStabbity Member Posts: 1,839

    Because games that draw a large audience gets that audience from somewhere. Diablo fans aren't sitting around, not playing other games while they wait.

  • HugTheHag
    HugTheHag Member Posts: 3,140
    edited May 2023

    Yes. If the game is worth playing right now, it is worth playing in a couple of months with a few more characters and perks, even if they're duds.

  • Xernoton
    Xernoton Member Posts: 5,816

    It's gonna take more than a few badly received chapters back to back to kill DBD. That being said, I reckon that the player count might drop significantly.

  • MrSlayer
    MrSlayer Member Posts: 189

    If it's a second crap chapter in a row it will hurt DBD, but I think it will live. It's still a good multiplier game.

  • KenwanObinobi
    KenwanObinobi Member Posts: 185

    DBD is in a really awful state at the moment. I do not know a single player having fun playing the game and around me everyone has between 2k and 3k hours into the game.

    We are all pissed with the current state of the game and we do not understand how the devs have not actually take any action to revert back to the previous state.

    Nerfing every self healing options is a terrible idea, same as nerfing gen regression perks.

    Those two nerfs are a really bad idea and just prove that the devs do not know their game and what they are doing regarding the its balance.

    Playing games after games where the killer is always going back instantly on saves to get easy hits is just super toxic.

  • KenwanObinobi
    KenwanObinobi Member Posts: 185

    Fun factor.

    Hunt showdown is a really hard extraction FPS and well i enjoy it way more and tends to play it more than DbD now

  • Nun_So_Vile
    Nun_So_Vile Member Posts: 2,402
    edited May 2023

    Only if they outright pulled a snail games/studio wildcard move on their entire player base.

  • fisticuffs
    fisticuffs Member Posts: 20

    It's going to flop and bhvr will learn once playercount start to dwidle down.

  • Mat_Sella
    Mat_Sella Member Posts: 3,556

    No more 3-gen killers is all i ask for. PLEASE!

  • Zeidoktor
    Zeidoktor Member Posts: 2,065

    I think DBD has as much chance of dying at it did all the other times people were sure it would die.

    I honestly just don't take such concerns seriously anymore. If it dies, it dies, and nothing will stop that, so no sense worrying about it until it actually happens.

  • crogers271
    crogers271 Member Posts: 1,776

    The anniversary chapter could be a message saying 'thanks for 7 great years' and nothing else and it wouldn't kill the game. Hurt player counts, sure, but kill the game, not at all.

  • Marc_go_solo
    Marc_go_solo Member Posts: 5,283

    Yes, the game would be fine. There are quite a few reasons to support this, but the glaringly obvious reason is there is no other competition up to their level.

    In my mind, the closest contender (which is still miles off) is "Last Year". It's made a recent return and it's different ways of escaping with each different map and experimenting with a non-humanoid killer (the spider) shows it might have potential to do well in its own right and offer an alternative to a degree. However, DBD has much above it currently. There's no concerns of this game any time soon.

    However, a bad anniversary may close a gap for any potential rival in the near future.

  • Emoba
    Emoba Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 514
    edited May 2023

    The fact it most likely won't be a licensed chapter for the third time in a row is already a big blow.

  • Jace233
    Jace233 Member Posts: 20

    Outright die? No, because it still has a decently sized playerbase and most casuals don't care about major changes.

    It will keep bleeding players that aren't casual though once the chapter flops because killer design has become extremely limited in scope. Most feel the exact same as all the others to play. They keep knee-capping them in creative expression which makes the game get boring very fast.

    So likely 10k less players or so i would guess.

  • Sandt21
    Sandt21 Member Posts: 761

    I'm on the opposite side of the coin where i hope for a FNAF chapter. The sales from a FNAF chapter would blow the sales of the silent hill chapter, resident evil chapter(s), and strangers things chapter out of the water

  • Unequalmitten86
    Unequalmitten86 Member Posts: 235

    This I agree with. The only ones that say the game is in a fine state are the face campers.

  • Wilx
    Wilx Member Posts: 99

    DBD is surviving right now and it probably will for years to come. I'd love to see it thrive though. That's something that it isn't doing and hasn't done for this past year/past few chapters.

    Whoever's in charge keep throwing out the same sh*t instead of giving us something that makes us go "wow".

  • RoastedGarlic
    RoastedGarlic Member Posts: 592


    It wont blow the Resident Evil chapters sales out of the water. Resident Evil is one of the hottest franchises alive these days. FNAF fans don't even come close to those numbers. I support more people coming to dead by daylight because of FNAF. You may be right about Silent Hill. Maybe even Stranger Things. But you are dead wrong about Resident Evil.

  • Sandt21
    Sandt21 Member Posts: 761

    Care for a pointless wager? When Fnaf comes to DBD, whoever is right is the undisputed champion of the universe!

  • edgarpoop
    edgarpoop Member Posts: 8,343

    It'll live. I think the player count might dip below 2020 numbers if we get a 3rd straight flop, but it'll still be alive.

  • Robotfangirl67
    Robotfangirl67 Member Posts: 640

    I also think Dbd will be fine as well. I mean i will also agree that the player base will drop a lot more. But I don’t think the game will die completely. I mean like everyone else has said it’s a too unique game. Since considering it has most of the iconic horror characters both from books, movies, and video games. So again yes I think the game will be okay even if it goes into a more rougher state if the anniversary does not work out well.

  • xPrinceHarlequinx
    xPrinceHarlequinx Member Posts: 180

    I’ve come to the conclusion that DBD is immortal. There have been several times the game should have died but it has managed to rise from the ashes every one of them

  • Superyoshiegg
    Superyoshiegg Member Posts: 1,489


    The Resident Evil series has sold over 142 million units since its inception in 1996.

    That's more than Legend of Zelda, Halo, Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros, Elder Scrolls, Metal Gear, Battlefield, etc.

    It's only beaten by the likes of Mario, Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty and Minecraft, among a couple other video game titans.

    It's certainly the most well known *survival horror* series of all time.

    There is zero chance that a theoretical Five Nights at Freddy's chapter would outperform either Resident Evil chapter.

  • Mushwin
    Mushwin Member Posts: 4,593

    If they only brought Hawkins back for the 7th year (and didn't do a stupid candle charm) I would be a happy Mushwin.

  • JawsIsTheNextKiller
    JawsIsTheNextKiller Member Posts: 3,367

    I think we will all be disappointed if it is another original chapter. But I would certainly settle for an original chapter plus the return of Hawkins. No map has ever been as atmospheric as that one.

  • MrMori
    MrMori Member Posts: 1,587
    edited May 2023

    Definitely not. It's only top 30 most played games on Steam, and only has about 30k players playing on Steam at any given time. Counting other platforms, it's probably only a few hundred thousand people playing at any given time. Plus, it's a niche genre.

    I think we can expect the playercount to hit 0 on all platforms before august if the anniversary chapter flops.

  • Aven_Fallen
    Aven_Fallen Member Posts: 16,199

    Elden Ring certainly had some impact on the playerbase of DBD. Obviously not for a long-term for the majority, since only a very small portion of people still play Elden Ring on a daily basis and nothing else.

    It also had more impact on Survivors than Killers. E.g. if my one SWF-Friend would not play DBD, I would not play Survivor either and vice-versa. So even if only one person was playing Elden Ring (we both played it), the other would not play DBD. With 4 man-SWFs probably even more impactful.


    @Topic:

    Nope. Game will not die, will do fine.

  • AetherBytes
    AetherBytes Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 3,046

    The next chapter alone wont kill it, but if it's bad, it could be where things will start dying off en masse.

  • lav3
    lav3 Member Posts: 758

    Not at all. But old players would get stale soon and look for other games I guess.

    I think the game is becoming boring with limited game content, lazy balance updates, disappointing chapters.

    I am already watching my favorite DbD CCs playing other games.

  • Kirarozu
    Kirarozu Member Posts: 240

    Because its a garbage game that gen Zers played in 2016 like ocarina of time for older gamers. It doesn't belong in dbd. I've had people argue with me about fnaf as if EVERYONE played it. I never even heard of it until I played DBD. It's their ocarina of time. OOT is much more popular though. It's a kids game that doesn't belong in a horror game.

  • Hawk81584
    Hawk81584 Member Posts: 405

    no chance? this is completely untrue. i play with a swf, we dont win 50 percent of the matches we are in. so these killers must be amazing then .

  • impulse_90
    impulse_90 Member Posts: 64

    If you bothered to read what I wrote you'd realise that what I was saying was right. In the 50% of the games that you lose I'd say the majority of those are to killers that proxy camp/tunnel and go back to hook. It's just simply the reality of this game in its current state.